Know thy opportunity.

Know thy opportunity.

There is nothing hard inside the olive; nothing hard outside the
nut.

There is nothing hard inside the olive; nothing hard outside the
nut.

What loss feels he that wots not what he loses?

What loss feels he that wots not what he loses?

'Tis pleasant to stand on shore and watch others labouring in a
stormy sea.

'Tis pleasant to stand on shore and watch others labouring in a
stormy sea.

O, while you live, tell truth, and shame the devil.

O, while you live, tell truth, and shame the devil.

Bliss itself is not worth having,
If we're by compulsion blest.

Bliss itself is not worth having,
If we're by compulsion blest.

Better spare to have of thine own, then aske of other men.

Better spare to have of thine own, then aske of other men.

Whither, O god of wine, art thou hurrying me, whilst under thy
all-powerful influence?

Whither, O god of wine, art thou hurrying me, whilst under thy
all-powerful influence?

All is well with him, who is beloved of his neighbours.

All is well with him, who is beloved of his neighbours.